Indian/Abu Dhabi/Brazilian/Grand Prix Seaon Wrap-Up

It was nice to see Hamilton and Webber both win after Vettel's inaugural win in India.

Hamilton was bested by his team mate Button for the first time in his F1 career.

The top 5 drivers all had at least 1 win this season. Let's hope Vettel has a fight on his hands to take a hat-trick title in 2012.

We have an outright winner for India - congratulations to splott (subject to review as this team somehow has 3 drivers!). We also have an outright winner for Abu Dhabi - congratulations to Dom_Sutcliffe. We have joint winners for Brazil in naine and Nik1 so we'll be kind and send prizes to both as Dubai was cancelled this year. DVD Prizes will be on their way shortly. Apologies for the backlog.

We have an outright overall winner for 2012 - congratulations to Rattlehead. 2011 Season Review DVD will be on its way shortly.

Next race is in 2012 (if we're back). Please sponsor us and/or donate towards our costs via the donate button. Thanks for your support in 2011 and maybe before too!

Comments (0)

Only registered users can write comments!

Formula1.com - Latest News

Blomqvist joins McLaren's driver development programme

Blomqvist joins McLaren's driver development programme
McLaren have announced on Wednesday that British teenager Tom Blomqvist, son of 1984 world rally champion Stig Blomqvist, has joined the select group of young talent on their driver development programme. I'm thrilled to get this opportunity with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, said Blomqvist. The competition gets fiercer every time you step up a category, and having this level of support will really improve my strength and confidence.
Barcelona day two - Hulkenberg on top for Force India
Force India's Nico Hulkenberg ended the second day of testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya as the quickest runner. Hulkenberg posted a best time of 1m 22.608s on Wednesday at the Spanish track to beat the Sauber of Sergio Perez by four hundredths of a second. Perez completed 85 laps in the C31, despite an exhaust problem towards the end of the day. Quite a few high priority points have been ticked off the job list, explained Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Sauber's head of track engineering. In the morning we started with aero comparisons, and then did some proper mechanical set up work. We also carried out a full comparison of all tyre compounds and ran different fuel loads.
Exclusive Sergio Perez Q&A: Sauber moving in right direction
After a few technical difficulties, this week's Barcelona test isn't going wholly to plan for Sauber's Sergio Perez. But, despite the limited mileage, Perez remains optimistic that the team is making steady progress and that his new car will be competitive once the season gets underway

BBC Sport - Formula 1

Hamilton praises new car's speed
Lewis Hamilton pronounces himself impressed with the speed of his "well-behaved" new McLaren after day two of the second pre-season test in Spain.
Hulkenberg quickest in Barcelona
Force India's Nico Hulkenberg sets the pace on the second day of the second pre-season test.
Lotus testing hit by chassis snag
Lotus suspend pre-season test after discovering a chassis problem in their new E20 car.

F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

Petrov not setting targets for himself
Vitaly Petrov sees no point in setting targets for himself and Caterham this year - and instead thinks the most important thing right now is simply in getting to understand the team better.
Bottas ready to deliver for Williams
Valtteri Bottas feels ready to make a big contribution to the Williams team's race weekends this year, after completing his single day of pre-season testing at Barcelona on Wednesday.
Perez: Sauber must build on promise
Sergio Perez says Sauber has good reason to optimistic for the opening races of 2012 after labelling the new C31 as a good starting point to work from this season

James Allen on F1 – The official James Allen website on F1

Barcelona Day 2: Impressions from the trackside
Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull continue to be the team to beat as the F1 testing season reached the half way point today. I was trackside today in Barcelona, getting a first view of the 2012 cars in anger and sounding out the feeling of teams and engineers up and...
Barcelona test day 1: Vettel on top as Lotus rocked by chassis problems
A Formula 1 pre-season is not really considered to really get going in earnest until the schedule reaches the Circuit de Catalunya and so it was somewhat symbolic that Sebastian Vettel – the man that everyone is expecting to again have to beat in 2012 – set the pace on...
Mercedes roll out “sophisticated” car everyone’s been waiting to see
Mercedes this morning officially unveiled its 2012 car, with team principal Ross Brawn describing it as “detailed and sophisticated” and highlighting the very close integration of the AMG engine and chassis departments in Brixworth and Brackley as key to the progress the team has made. “We’ve set our objectives over...

The Mole ponders F1 in Britain
The Mole is busy again this week, looking at the state of the British F1 industry and where it is under threat. He also looks at some possible F1 team owners of the future. You can read about it here.
Lotus signs another sponsorship deal
It seems like a never-ending story. Lotus Cars has agreed another motor racing sponsorship to add to the fleet of cars that will be seen in black and gold this season. At the moment the car company is supporting the Lotus F1 team, a variety of IndyCars, teams in GP2 and GP3, various open-wheelers in [...]
McLaren takes on Blomqvist
McLaren has signed up teenager Tom Blomqvist, son of 1984 World Rally Champion Stig Blomqvist, to join its Driver Development Programme. He has made outstanding progress since graduating from karting in 2009, becoming the youngest driver ever to win the Formula Renault UK Championship and then moved up to run competitively in Formula 3 in [...]

The Buxton Blog

Ferrari forced to modify 2012 F1 car for launch
It’s been snowing today in Italy. A lot. So much so that the team’s Fiorano test track today looks a bit like this… All of which has rather put paid to the team’s plans of running its new 2012 challenger for promotional filming at the track later this week. With the car set to be [...]
Reactive Ride Height and J Dampers Explained
Much is being written at the moment about Lotus’ reactive ride height system and how it could change the playing field in 2012. Essentially a development of the J Damper system seen a few years back, there have been numerous explanations online, which have gone into some depth about the technicalities of the RRS and [...]
Lewis Hamilton’s 2011 season: In his own words
It’s been a tough season for Lewis Hamilton. From early on in pre-season testing it became obvious that his McLaren was going to struggle to take on the might of Red Bull, and with each passing race the championship seemed to slip further from his and the team’s grasp. Then came numerous collisions and far [...]

The Runoff Area

The Runoff Area

More Accurate Than Planet-F1!

Live from the Ferrari trial
Our correspondent Max Hysteria reports from the Place de la Concorde on Ferrari's team orders trial.
F1 teams in solidarity with football fans
In an astonishing display of unity, FOTA have unanimously declared support for football fans wishing to have the vuvuzela banned in the FIFA World Cup.
Wall blamed for Massa damage
The Canadian GP stewards have penalised one of the walls at the edge of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for damaging Felipe Massa's front wing during yesterday's race.

Adam Cooper's F1 Blog

Fernando Alonso: “We are not where we want to be…”
As testing progresses in Barcelona this week no one can be quite sure how the teams stack up, but it’s all too clear that Ferrari is still struggling to come to terms with its new F2012. Fernando Alonso made some … Continue reading →
Blow for Raikkonen as Lotus cancels test
Lotus has pulled out of the rest of the Barcelona test after a chassis issue materialised this morning. Romain Grosjean had problems during the first laps with the new 02 chassis, and initially the team decided to stop for today … Continue reading →
Schumacher and Rosberg excited by new W03
Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg are both in upbeat mood regarding the prospects of the new Mercedes W03 The drivers are in the unusual position of already having run a shakedown day and a full day at Barcelona that saw … Continue reading →